Maine edges Mercyhurst men's hockey team

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PORTLAND, Maine -- The Mercyhurst men's hockey team scored an early goal and got 35 saves from goaltender Jordan Tibbett on Friday, but it wasn't enough as it dropped a 2-1 decision to Maine.

Paul Chiasson scored a power-play goal just more than 3 minutes into the game after a too-many-men-on-the-ice call forced Maine to send a man to the penalty box. Moments later, Chiasson took a pass from Nick Jones and sent the puck to the back of the net.

Maine (5-11-2) responded exactly 6 minutes later with a goal from Joey Diamond.

The Black Bears' momentum carried over into the second period, when they outshot the Lakers 20-11. However, Tibbett was equal to the task, turning aside all 20 shots to preserve the 1-1 tie.

Maine then took advantage of a Mercyhurst penalty to take the lead in the third period. With Charlie Carkin in the box for boarding, Ryan Lomberg beat Tibbett with less than 7 minutes remaining in regulation.

The Lakers (8-7-1) failed to get any real offense going the rest of the way, as they were held to four shots in the third period.

The teams will meet again tonight at 7:07.

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